Phoenix Mountains.

Shilin and Mei Niang were brought back to Fenghuang Mountain by the Longhorn Spirit and imprisoned in a sandstone cave. Due to exhaustion of physical strength and injuries, the two of them cuddled together and fell asleep against the stone wall. I don’t know how long it took.

Suddenly they were awakened by a bucket of cold water. When they opened their eyes, they saw the beetle spirit and several little demons standing in front of them, staring at them with eager eyes. Shilin instinctively stood in front of them to protect Mei Niang.

"I say you two, you two are sleeping so soundly even when death is imminent. I really admire you."

"Since I was caught here by you, if you want to kill me, then kill me, no need to talk nonsense." Shilin said angrily with an angry look.

"Wenquxingjun, you still have the same tone as before. It's been a long time since we last met."

"Long time no see? When did I meet you?"

"You are such a noble person who forgets things. Twenty years ago, when you went up to the Lei Feng Pagoda and destroyed the temple, King Jinzhi asked me to stop you there and take your life. Have you forgotten?"

"..., is it you?" Shi Lin vaguely remembered that it was fortunate that the land saved him from the disaster.

"I finally remembered, if it hadn't been for bad things happening in the land back then, you would have become my target a long time ago. How did you get the top score in the exam, and could you save that snake spirit? Hahaha, but in the past ten years, things have changed, and now you

If you fall into my hands, no one will come here to save you, and you will still die." The beetle spirit wanted to get closer to him.

"You are not allowed to hurt him! The person you are looking for is me, let him go quickly." Mei Niang forced herself to rush over and pushed the beetle spirit away.

"You bitch." The beetle spirit slapped her so hard that she fell to the ground, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth.

"Mei Niang." Shi Lin hurriedly went over to help her.

"If you hadn't been greedy for him and couldn't do anything to him, causing the Dharma King to put himself in danger and be imprisoned by the Bodhisattva in a pure vase forever, we brothers who are eighty to the entrance of the cave in Fenghuang Mountain would not have been lost.

I was bullied by others and became a prisoner. Over the years, thanks to our unity and regaining the lost ground, we returned to Phoenix Mountain. But do you know how many brothers have been sacrificed? This is all because of you, and I want you to repay the debt with blood."

Saying that, the beetle spirit raised the knife and was about to swing it at Mei Niang.

"Wait a minute! Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. I was the one Dharma King wanted to kill back then. Meiniang was just following orders. This does not mean she can kill me. For this reason, she also lost five hundred years of skill.

, and even lost his life, aren't these costs enough to repay the debt? If you want to avenge the King of France and others, then you should find me as the culprit. As long as you let her go, you will not kill or cut me, Xu Shilin.

Complain." Shi Lin shouted, causing the beetle spirit to stop in time.

"Shilin, no, I don't want you to suffer for me anymore, otherwise my sin will be even worse. Kill me, kill me. Kill me and all the grudges and hatreds will be over." Mei Niang cried,

Begging for the beetle spirit.

"Mei Niang, without you twenty years ago, I no longer want to live, and I have struggled to survive until now; if I lose you again, I can't live either, so why not, let us die together." Shi Lin said.

Said holding her hand.

"Shilin..., you have to live, you still have a family, and you still have Bilian, you can't be so stupid..."

"You are more stupid than me, aren't you?" The two of them held their hands tightly together, forming an invisible force.

"That's enough, stop being pretentious here. If you want to die happily, there is no way. I won't let you go so easily. I will make you unable to live or die." The beetle spirit said harshly.

"Life is alive, life and death are fateful, life is so painful, death is so sad, I am satisfied to be able to go to hell with the one I love. Mei Niang, if I can see you again in this life, I will die without regrets. I hope

God has mercy on us and allows us to meet again in the next life." Shilin held Mei Niang's hand tightly and closed his eyes after finishing speaking.

"See you in the next life." Mei Niang also closed her eyes.

"Are you two really not afraid of death?" The beetle spirit was surprised to see them like this. He had never seen such eagerness to die.

"Go ahead." Shilin said, raising his head.

After a long time, Mei Niang opened her eyes and saw Shilin still closing her eyes tightly, while the beetle spirit was glaring at them.

"I will let you live a little longer tonight, and you can have a good time reminiscing about the past. Tomorrow I will sacrifice my blood to the Dharma King, hum!" After the beetle spirit said this, he led the people away, and both Shilin and Mei Niang collapsed.

"Shilin, how are you?" Mei Niang supported him.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. How about you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Shilin asked, wiping the blood from the corners of her mouth with her hands. Mei Niang shook her head, tears streaming down her face again.

"Why are you crying again? It's just the two of us now, we should be happy." Shilin stretched out his hand to wipe her tears.

"Shilin..., I'm scared, I'm so scared." She threw herself into his arms, crying bitterly.

"Don't be afraid, no matter what happens, I will be with you." Shilin hugged her.

"No, I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid that I'll be separated from you again. I don't know how long it will take before I meet you again." Mei Niang leaned weakly on his shoulder.

"Mei Niang, we will not be separated, we will not be separated. I will follow you closely. No matter whether it is in heaven or on earth, I will never let you go again." Shilin clasped the back of her head tightly.

"Really?" She raised her head and looked at him.

"A gentleman's words are hard to chase." Shi Lin nodded.

"No... you can't do this. I can't and neither can you." Mei Niang suddenly pushed him away, lowered her head and turned away.

"What's wrong?" Shilin held her shoulders and turned her around.

"You now have a family, a house, and an official position, but I just..." As she was speaking, Shilin reached out and blocked her mouth, shaking his head at her.

"Look, this is your pearl flower, do you remember?" Shilin said, taking out the pearl flower from his arms.

"The pearl flower is my pearl flower. Caiyin, it was Caiyin who came down to earth to give it to me. But I didn't remember her at that time. She must be very sad." Mei Niang held the pearl flower.

"She has also met me and saved Baoshan's life. It will be difficult for me to repay her kindness in this life." Shilin said, and Mei Niang looked at him with tears in her eyes again.

"Look at this again." Shilin took out the note again.

"The clear ripples reflect the bright moon, and the dark tears of the red candle lock the night with sadness." Mei Niang recited, her heart was so shocked, she nodded indifferently, feeling sad and happy at the same time.

"I picked this up by accident. It was the right second line. Later I discovered that the word 'Qingyue' was embedded in the first line. It was such a coincidence." Shilin smiled.

"Yes, after wandering around, I came back to this sandstone cave. When Jin Liao locked me here, I was already discouraged. It was Cai Yin who fought to save me and finally let me go.

I escaped, but now... When I woke up again, I was really surprised to see you. I felt like I had had a long dream. When I woke up, I was still in this desert.

In the cave. I can’t figure out whether I am Mei Niang or Qing Yue, where should I go?”

"So you left quietly and went to Qibao Mountain, right?" Shilin continued, and Mei Niang looked at him in surprise again.

"After you left, I looked for you like crazy, but I couldn't find you. I felt angry and anxious." Shilin sniffed.

"I wanted to find the answer, but I didn't know where to look. So I walked and came to Qibao Mountain, because that's where I first met you."

"You are so naughty, you even dressed up as a man to tease me." Shilin smiled.

"If I don't do this, how can I find an excuse to get to know you? But before that, you said something very sad. Do you still remember it?" Mei Niang turned to look at him.

"What did I say?" Shi Lin was puzzled.

"Humph, you have really forgotten that it is because of your words that you have hurt me." Mei Niang was deliberately angry.

"I...did I?" Shilin looked at her in confusion.

"Yes, you said my parents are ugly." Mei Niang pouted.

"...? You?" Shilin vaguely remembered what he had said to a girl with scars on her face.

"Shilin, actually I have always wanted to tell you that the woman with the big scar on her face is the original me. It was Caiyin who accidentally picked up your mother's portrait, and I thought if I could become so beautiful

, that would be great. So, I turned into the person in the portrait to get to know you, so that you wouldn’t hate me. But later I found out that all of this was manipulated by Jin Liao behind the scenes and cast a spell on me.

So that I could pretend to get close to you and wait for an opportunity to retaliate. At that time, I wanted to tell you everything. Every time I faced you, I felt so uneasy. At first, I thought I would make you like me by doing this, but I live in fear every day.

I didn’t even know it. It wasn’t until I saw your mother coming out of the tower to save you regardless of heaven’s rules, and seeing her divine appearance, that I realized I was wrong and had made a big mistake. Not only did I want your true love,

I tried my best to hide myself again, but in the end I deceived and hurt the person I love most. Shilin, I’m sorry.” Mei Niang shed tears again.

"No, Mei Niang, I have never cared about your appearance. The beauty or ugliness of a person is not in his appearance, but in his heart. The time when I met you was the happiest time in my life. Your gentleness

, Kindness, talent, and wisdom are what really make me fall in love with you, so no matter what you become, your heart has never changed. Otherwise, how could I recognize you? Isn’t it? I have felt it for a long time

Qingyue is different and similar to you. The reason why I lent Xiuzhuang to you is because you said the same thing as Zixuan at that time. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?" Shilin took her in.

Into the arms.

"Shilin, I have seen you in my dreams several times, dreaming about our past. That feeling has always been around me. I should have woken up earlier. Why do I always realize that it is too late until the end?

How I wish you could give me a little more time to take a good look at you." Mei Niang turned around, faced him, reached out and touched his cheek, feeling his thinness and the vicissitudes of the years, but he still

That handsome and handsome Shilin back then, she smiled and looked at him deeply. Shilin grabbed her hand, couldn't help but lowered his head and kissed her forehead gently, and then hugged her tightly.

In their arms, they feel each other's warmth and desire tightly.

With only this night left, they were reluctant to fall asleep and leaned against each other quietly, chatting about the past, as if recounting their experiences in several lifetimes. Shilin put the beaded flower on Mei Niang's hand again.

The hair is like a promise, tied to her heart forever.

"Shilin, if one day in the future, you are not you and I am not me, what would you want to do?" she asked curiously.

"This... is much simpler." He picked up a small pebble on the ground and drew.

"I will build a small house in a place with green mountains and green waters, surrounded by farmland and flower beds. In the spring, all kinds of bright flowers are blooming. I sow the seeds and harvest a lot of food in the autumn.

, I also need to set up an embroidery frame, I like to watch you sitting there embroidering, and I will read next to you..." Shilin became happier as he talked, Mei Niang looked at him, smiled faintly, and tears fell from her eyes again.

"Meiniang, what's wrong with you?" Shilin hurriedly came over to help her wipe away her tears.

"It's okay. I heard what you said was so good. I'm so happy." She wiped her tears.

"Idiot, I cry when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Women are really made of water." Shilin looked at her and couldn't help but feel happy. So, they painted together, painting the unreachable future until the fire was extinguished and the dust was covered with dust.

Raised, covering up all hope.

"Hu Meiniang, Xu Shilin, what time has it been? You still have the heart to sleep." The beetle spirit roared at them. They fell asleep at some point, and when they opened their eyes again, they saw the ferocious face of the beetle spirit. They supported each other.

He stood up slowly and was taken outside the cave. He saw that the altar and sacrifices had been set up outside, and it seemed that they were the only ones left.

"I am here today to worship the Dharma King. Originally, I planned to let you two repay the blood debt here, but yesterday I saw you two being so reluctant to leave, and I couldn't bear it. The world often says that a gentleman has the beauty of a man.

, so I changed my mind, exchanged two sacrifices, and let you go." The beetle said with a smile.

"Let us go? Are you talking in your sleep?" Shi Lin didn't believe it.

"It's true. If I say let you go, I will let you go. You can go, go ahead." The beetle spirit signaled. Shilin looked at Mei Niang and then around, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Why, I let you go, and you still don't want to leave?"

"Wait a minute, where is the sacrifice you mentioned? What sacrifice did you replace?" Mei Niang suddenly asked.

"You want to know? Okay, then I'll let you take a look. Bring it up." The beetle spirit shouted.
To be continued...